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TIL about William James Sidis: The Smartest Guy Ever?

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R5N56 TIL that dwelling too much on happy memories can lead to "sentimental longing," which is a dangerous form of noatalgia that makes us think "today must be bad, because yesterday was better."
M7gGB TIL Bonn was chosen as the West German capital as they felt that locating the capital in a major city like Frankfurt or Hamburg would imply a permanent capital and even weaken support for reunification.
mxwdp TIL children in Singapore are required to learn English along with the language of their registered ethnicity: Mandarin, Malay or Tamil
X4QD TIL Brown eyes are actually blue underneath the brown, and as a result there exists laser surgery to turn brown eyes blue
N7YAN TIL that Taron Egerton sang “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John as the Gorilla in the movie “Sing” prior to starring in the movie “Rocket Man” as Elton John where he sings the same song.